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My spend % is vastly different from my consumed %. I typically drink wines that are $9-$20. Maybe a couple times a month I go above $30. A few times a year, mostly holidays, I go over $100. My SQN and Monte Bello allocations probably costs more than all the wine I consume in a year. So I’m still in ...

My first one in years.

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I saw the 2016 Kirkland Barolo at the SoDo Seattle Costco on Thursday’s. And I bought a couple. $20. Picked some up yesterday, drinking it now. This is a really nice wine for the price. That was my hope! I wonder about batch/bottle variability with something like this. Having said that... The bottl...

Adam Noble wrote: ↑April 9th, 2021, 9:36 pm I saw the 2016 Kirkland Barolo at the SoDo Seattle Costco on Thursday’s. And I bought a couple. $20.

Picked some up yesterday, drinking it now. This is a really nice wine for the price.

I opened a 2019 Annabelle PN last night. I was in love with the palate but the nose, oh the nose. Violets and herbs for days. This was one that I just kept smelling over and over until it was gone. This was my first Ceritas. Just wish this one had a touch more acid.

So I was way off in how to do my calculations. The Bianco recipe is: 473g water, 625g flour. So that's about 75%.

Popped a 2018 Mourvedre tonight. I really like this wine. Lots of strawberry and white pepper. My wife was really surprised as this is very different than our normal Chinon and Barbera weekday wines. She picked up some cedar in addition to red fruit.

My in-laws live near the Queen Creek Olive Mill in Queen Creek, AZ. I really enjoy visiting when I’m in town. They make some good oil and many flavored oils. I like them as a novelty. You can layer them like garlic and basil on tomatoes, etc. It’s a fun place to visit if you find yourself in the eas...

This is excellent.

1,000 pies is a lot. But I guess I make about 5 a week so that will add up.

I had pistachios on my pizza a couple weeks ago and they were fantastic. I like the experimental aspect.

Simple is usually better. My kids no longer want sauce. Usually just cheese and garlic.

Why is it against the norm to reball when you remove it from the fridge? Why do you do it anyway? Does it have something to do with leoparding?

Can someone walk me through their cold fermentations? What do you put the dough in? Do you coat with oil? Do you knead every day? How long do you take it out before making your pies?

At an offline many years ago, after several bottles were consumed, my attention was drawn to a blender on the counter. Half a bottle in the blender, on high for about five seconds and... the wine was completely ruined. It’s been over a decade so I don’t remember exactly what it tasted like but it wa...

I love pickles , and if it was a quality , all-beef hot dog I would definitely give it a try. I have never had a corn dog -only because I've never been able to find one some one that could tell me what brand is the hot dog and I believe them. We make corn dog nuggets deep fried at our tailgates as ...

The biodynamic calendar says that 4/1 is a terrible day to open a bottle of wine.

This will be our third year in a row heading up there as my brother has a cabin in Fayette. I pretty much just eat as many lobster rolls as possible. I buy beer at Allagash and was rather impressed with Bissell Brothers last year. If you're into beer try out Novare Res. In case you're the adventurou...

We did Chicago->Tetons->Yellowstone->Devil’s Tower->Dead Wood->Rushmore/Jewel Cave/Wind Cave->Badlands in June of 2010. My son was six and daughter was four. An epic road trip lasting two weeks. We camped in Yellowstone during a snowstorm. I really love Yellowstone — by far my favorite National Par...

We did Chicago->Tetons->Yellowstone->Devil’s Tower->Dead Wood->Rushmore/Jewel Cave/Wind Cave->Badlands in June of 2010. My son was six and daughter was four. An epic road trip lasting two weeks. We camped in Yellowstone during a snowstorm. I really love Yellowstone — by far my favorite National Park.

One thing I like to do when making falafel is use a meat grinder instead of a blender. I prefer the texture.

I was today years old when I learned what a dilly dog is.

I can’t make the zoom event so I’m not planning to open it. Will save for a later occasion.

Olive oil is mostly like wine, the more specific you can tell where it's from, the better. It ages the opposite of wine though and you want to make sure you get something from the 2020 harvest. There is better stuff than Costco--but their stuff from California and Tuscany is a great value. Looks li...

Home cured gravlax. Easiest recipe possible. I once made gravlax for 100 people in less than an hour, plus 5 days of curing in the refrigerator. And you can adjust subtle flavors. I like lime zest in the cure. No smoke? Citrus is not a bad idea. Please share. One of my all time favorite meals is sa...

I’ve had the Costco wild smoked salmon lately and really didn’t like it. I prefer making my own using Bill’s recipe.

I don’t even like to smoke meat with mesquite as I find it too intense. I can’t imagine a wine aged on it. Maybe a tiny amount of chips.

Paul Bacino wrote: ↑March 9th, 2021, 11:29 am It gets a bit over the top, every Italian cook, has the best. and every expression is "Oh my god"
But what do I know

"x" the little kiss

This is not far from my experience eating in Italy. I might have had a couple of bad meals there.

Put me firmly in the wine is art camp. But I think everything is art and I’d much rather have this conversation over a bottle of wine. 200 years ago performances had to be consumed live. Maybe there’s some technology in the future where a wine can be recorded and reproduced? People thought heavier t...

I believe that wine is far, far beyond just a beverage. It’s tied in a very special way with the civilization of mankind. I also believe there are levels within that beverage. Drinking a Grand Cru Burgundy demands your attention in a way that a $9 bottle of Chianti doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong — I en...

It depends on personal values too, not that there is any absolute right or wrong set of them. I know someone who could drink La Tâche every night but who would think it immoral to do so. I admired Antony Barton very much when he used to come to TCWC's annual Bordeaux dinner. In his remarks he alway...

I start to get uncomfortable at $250. I have pricier wines than that in my cellar. I’m not sure if I’ll ever drink them. Unfortunately the more expensive the wine the more I think about the cost and ultimately the less I actually enjoy the experience.

So the original bolognese takes 10 minutes to cook?

Ethan Abraham wrote: ↑March 4th, 2021, 4:34 am This thread reminds me that I really need to get a MB out of storage to drink! Maybe an 11 or an early look at 17...

If you pop a 17 please post a note. I’ve got a lot more newer stuff than older and would like to open one for Easter.

Just saw someone on FB posted that there was so little 2018 that you won't be able to buy any at the winery. It will be interesting to see what happens to secondary market prices for 2018 and 2020.

This is the mushroom I found growing in my compost. They're very small. Based upon some Googling, it looks like a pleated inkcap mushroom.

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I think this is my 13th or 14th year and I didn’t get an email. Wondering if allocations will be reduced for the folks that do get wine. I’m assuming there will be no winner’s curse and that they’ll only make a wine worthy of the name.

How long have you folks been on the list?

I opened a 2015 Béatrice et Pascal Lambert "Les Perruches" Chinon with Ooni pizza last night. After a little while of drinking and eating I said to my wife, "this is really good." She agreed. Better than your average Chinon for sure. Wish I could buy more... I opened my second a...

I bought a SubPod composter last year. I didn't want my worms to die over the winter so I put a bunch of them in a large Rubbermaid container in my garage where they have been very happy for many months now. The container is getting very full so I took a bunch of the material and put it into a large...

Most of the places I eat when I’m out there are kid friendly so I can’t recommend much. We always get Joe’s BBQ in Gilbert. Had a very nice dinner at Steak 44 near Camelback in November 2019. One of my favorite places to go out there is Queen Creek Olive Mill to eat a pizza outside in the olive grov...

I opened a bottle of this tonight. Decanted a few hours before dinner. It’s a very nice wine. I was worried about noticeable alcohol flavors mentioned in some recent CT notes but I had no such issues. It seems to be in a good place and it’s a very nice wine. Unfortunately for me it doesn’t evoke muc...

There was an exhibit at the entrance to the Farnsworth House where someone had done a photography juxtaposition of the Glass House and Farnsworth House. I guess van der Rohe designed the Farnsworth house first which inspired Johnson to design and build the Glass House. The Farnsworth House took much...

I'm glad I opened this thread. Your house is amazing! My wife and I visited the Farnsworth House last fall. It was an incredible experience. I can't imagine living in a work of art.

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The Cornas prices kill me. I’m a buyer at $100 but tough to go higher for me. Beautiful wines. I guess I just need to get over it.

The episode from Rome has some lovely dishes particularly the spaghetti dish with the fresh precorino/parmesan reggiano sauce. I'm going to go back and rewatch that specifically. I'm guessing the real trick is in the quality of the pasta and cheese? I think the key is the technique by the chef of a...

David K o l i n wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 8:28 am
TimF wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 7:54 am I guess he wasn't able to find it in the first season?
Not in only six shows. C’mon

Ah, I was under the impression he was going to each region this season. Guess not.

Mike DiSalvo wrote: ↑February 23rd, 2021, 1:28 pm The episode from Rome has some lovely dishes particularly the spaghetti dish with the fresh precorino/parmesan reggiano sauce.

I'm going to go back and rewatch that specifically. I'm guessing the real trick is in the quality of the pasta and cheese?

I guess he wasn't able to find it in the first season?

I think I’ve only ever had one bottle of Colares. Even people I consider very knowledgeable about wine don’t know what it is. I’ve literally never seen a bottle for sale at a wine shop in the US. Anyway, it sounds like a spoiled bottle to me. Better luck on your other bottle. If it is similar I’d su...

rsmithjr wrote: ↑February 23rd, 2021, 2:04 pm Swanson 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon 14.99 at Costco. Second night MUCH better....

I saw that the other day and passed. Was the first night bad?

The 2001 Prums are hot.

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